musette

Origin: From both of the following: * Late , from , (modern ), from muse + -ette. Muse is derived from muser, perhaps from musel (alluding to a bagpipe player puffing out the cheeks), from ; further etymology uncertain, perhaps expressive of protruding lips and/or influenced by , from , *mūg-. * Borrowed from in the 18th century. Sense 2 (“small bag or knapsack with a shoulder strap”) is due to the resemblance of the original knapsack to the bag of bagpipes. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).